Some of the best films screening at the festival each year are short works. Following are reviews of eight that are featured in various programs; for more information visit cuff.org.
The subject of Haley McCormick’s D A N C E R (Thu 6/7, 7 PM) is whatever the viewer wants her to be. Obscured by static in cotton-candy hues, she appears in parts—tap-dancing legs, lips, cleavage—that add up to something primal. With an ambient soundtrack and a scratchy VHS aesthetic, the film evokes nostalgia as well, positioning the dancer as a spark of humanity in an increasingly technological world. –Leah Pickett
Wed 6/6-Sun 6/10, Logan, 2646 N. Milwaukee, 773-252-0628, cuff.org, $10
